United States · Bill · S
S. 2134 (109th)
Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2005
Introduced
16 December 2005
Last action
16 December 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13800-13802)
Sponsors
Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2005 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish a manufacturing research pilot grants program to make awards to partnerships consisting of at least one industry and one nonindustry partner to foster cost-shared collaborations among firms, educational and research institutions, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations in the development of innovative, multidisciplinary manufacturing technologies. Requires the Director to establish: (1) a manufacturing fellowship program for studies and research activities relating to manufacturing sciences; and (2) a program of competitive grants to manufacturing centers to develop projects to solve new or emerging manufacturing problems. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) manufacturing support programs; (2) the collaborative manufacturing research pilot grants program; (3) technical workforce education and development; (4) scientific and technical research and services; (5) the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program; and (6) the advanced technology program. Requires the Director to carry out a Standards Education program to award grants to institutions of higher education to develop curricula on the role of standards in the fields of engineering, business, science, and economics.
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Timeline
16 December 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13800-13802)
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13800)
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 16 December 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2005
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2134
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2134
- us · 109-s-2134 · source updated 15 August 2025